"Welcome, to Diagon Alley." Draco said as he stood next to Milah and Hermione outside the Diagon Alley Floo Network stop. Milah's mouth was open in awe and adoration.
"Do you like it, Milah?" Hermione asked.
"It's the most wonderful thing I've ever seen!" She exclaimed. Both Draco and Hermione laughed as they each took one of Milah's hand. They walked away from the floo stop and down the lane thronged with people.
"What do you need?" Draco asked Milah. The little girl looked at the list which had come with her letter.
"A wand, one standard sized pewter cauldron and..." She looked up at Draco.
"Daddy, can we get all of this in Diagon Alley?"
"Well, Pet, that depends on where you go." He replied.
"I bet you'd like to get your wand first, wouldn't you?" Hermione asked as she looked down at Milah, Milah smiled and looked up at her mother.
"Yeah!" She exclaimed.
"You see that shop over there?" Hermione said as she pointed towards Ollivander's Wand Shop with her free hand.
"What about it?" Milah asked.
"That's the wand shop." Hermione replied, "run over there and tell Mister Ollivander that your parents will be along soon. Do not leave that shop until we get back. Do you understand?" Hermione asked.
Milah nodded. "Go on then," Draco and Hermione let go of Milah's hands, she ran off and they watched as she disappeared into the shop. Then they joined hands. "What was all that for?" Draco asked.
"I want to get her a cat." Hermione replied as they walked into the Magical Menagerie which was opposite Ollivander's.
"Miss Granger?!" The saleswoman exclaimed, Hermione tried hard to remember her name, but failed.
"Good morning." Hermione greeted her, "I'm looking for a cat."
"What has happened to the Ginger Thing I sold you a few years ago?"
"Unfortunately, ma'am, Mr Weasley is a human," Draco said as a reply, Hermione cut him a look and he turned back to looking at the pets on display in their varying cages which lined the walls.
"Crookshanks died over a year ago, but this cat is for my daughter." Hermione replied.
"Daughter?!" The lady raised an eyebrow but didn't question it. "Follow me." She turned and made her way to the back of the shop. Hermione and Draco followed.
"This one's pretty isn't it, Draco?" Hermione asked as she pointed at a black cat with green eyes.
"No." Draco replied flatly, "it's mean."
"How can a cat be mean?" Hermione asked as she continued to look at the other cats.
"It looks aggressive." He replied.
"You pick her a cat then." Hermione answered.
"All right, then." He looked around. "This one." Hermione went over and peered at the animal. It was a kitten, most probably the runt of its lot. It was white and had deep green eyes.
Hermione smiled and called the saleswoman over. "That one."
The lady took it out of the cage and handed it to Hermione. "That will be 450,000 galleons." The lady said. Hermione gasped.
"How can it be that much?!" She exclaimed, "you sold me Crookshanks for 75 galleons!"
"Don't worry Hermione," Draco took his wallet out from the inside of his suit jacket. "I'll pay it." He turned to the saleslady. "I hope you take cheques." He signed his name and handed the cheque over to the woman. She smiled a toothless grin.
"Pleasure doing business with you." Hermione and Draco took the shop, Hermione still holding the cat.